Glastonbury

The sense of total immersion in England's Glastonbury Festival is breathlessly complete in Julien Temple's everywhere-at-once music documentary.

"...epic breadth and sweep and stubborn longevity as England's Glastonbury Festival, this documentary begins with a solemn, stentorian narrator..."

April 13, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Kanye West: Rock Star

“I’m the biggest of all of them”

"...Glastonbury launched into the present a few years ago, the..."

July 7, 2015 Music Post by Kahron Spearman

ACL Interview: Haim

‘Oh my God, Lionel Richie? I’m going to cry.’

"...looked up to, so that was really fun. And Glastonbury. I feel like everyone in the world should go..."

Oct. 3, 2013 Music Post by Abby Johnston

Coachella

Where else can you see Iggy Pop & the Stooges back to back with Morrissey, Siouxsie & the Banshees, Belle & Sebastian, Bright Eyes, and Nine Inch Nails? Nowhere but in this rambling, celebratory documentary, which covers performances from all six years of the Coachella Music and Arts Festival and manages to catch the laid-back, slow-fi charm of the actual event.

"...festival in America. The perpetually festival-mad UK may have Glastonbury (too muddy), and Reading (eh …), and Scotland's T..."

Feb. 10, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

R.E.M.

"...hit its arena stride and their 1999 set at Glastonbury Festival. They capture Michael Stipe at peak frontman, confident..."

Dec. 7, 2018 Music Review by Doug Freeman

Saturday ACL Fest Face-Off: Red Hot Chili Peppers vs. Silent Disco

Compare the headliners!

"...Breakthrough: Bonnaroo and Glastonbury have advertised it since 2005..."

Oct. 6, 2017 Music Feature by Libby Webster

Tuesday SXSW Showcases

First night hangs – showcases!

"...the hype train now: Signed before his 17th birthday, Glastonbury-endorsed Declan McKenna gets Beck comparisons for his meteoric rise..."

March 11, 2016 Music Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Gay Place Guide to a Kweer SX

LGBTQIA SXSW and why queering SXSW is a big f-ing deal

"...SXSW Mixer – With their powers combined DJ Divorcée, Glastonbury’s The Spook School, UnicornBooty.com and social app, Hornet will..."

March 9, 2016 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Marloff

Leon Bridges Comes Home

Ft. Worth soul sensation Leon Bridges returns for Austin's second-biggest music festival

"...This summer he hit the festival circuit, appearing at Glastonbury, Newport Folk Festival, Pickathon, Montreux Jazz Festival, Apple Music..."

Oct. 2, 2015 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

There's Brisket in That Cider

How Austin Eastciders put a Texas twist on apple hooch

"...of trends that included a cider trailer at the Glastonbury Festival, the country's first organic cidermaker, and the popularity..."

Oct. 31, 2014 Food Feature by Dan Gentile

ACL Fest Interview: Tune-Yards

Saturday headliner Merrill Garbus’ give and take

"...whether it’s some kind of really huge festival like Glastonbury, or a kind of intimate club. There’s just been..."

Oct. 2, 2014 Music Post by Abby Johnston

SXSW Thursday Showcases

Turnstile Presents, 2k14 SeoulSonic, Metal Injection, Womex, Sounds From Colombia, BBC Introducing, Ground Control Touring, M for Montreal, Western Vinyl

"...both on the radio network and at festivals from Glastonbury to SXSW to provide exposure. Tonight's bill features mostly..."

March 14, 2014 Music Feature

Austin Becomes a Waterboys Town

Music big and small rouses the Parish

"...Swing” “Song of Wandering Aengus” “When Ye Go Away” “Glastonbury Song” “White Birds” “Spirit” “The Whole of the Moon”..."

Oct. 31, 2013 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

ACL Interview: Haim

2pm, AMD stage

"...a spring and summer playing the usual suspects – Glastonbury, Reading, Leeds, Lollapalooza, Bonnaroo – the Southern California natives..."

Oct. 4, 2013 Music Feature by Abby Johnston

Playback: A Plethora of Pride

Gay Pride, Asleep at Wheel 'Then and Now,' and David Yow confirms he's a Dick

"...completed a European tour that included stops at mega-festivals Glastonbury and Sonar. Soileau says Christeene's X-rated show isn't intended..."

Sept. 6, 2013 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Big Dogs, Young Rebels, and Aging Giants

The Austin promoters who bring the music come in all shapes and sizes

"...a conventional one in Europe for established events, like Glastonbury in Britain or Pinkpop in the Netherlands, but it's..."

Oct. 8, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Wednesday Showcases

Wednesday SXSW showcases at a glance

"...the ghost of Joe Strummer still stalks festivals from Glastonbury to Sixth Street. Strummerville, the foundation founded by his..."

March 19, 2010 Music Feature

Off the Record

Examining the foreign exchange rate with Ocelot, White Denim, and Dizzee Rascal, while Suzanna Choffel promotes further tourism to Texas

"..."10 Acts You Need to Hear Right Now." "The Glastonbury Festival was definitely the pinnacle," relays bassist Steve Terebecki...."

July 25, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

Paul McCartney

Gift guide

"...an edited version of 1991's Unplugged, and the near-legendary Glastonbury set from 2004. McCartney's 2005 Super Bowl appearance confirms..."

Dec. 21, 2007 Music Review by Jim Caligiuri

Off the Record

Max Dropout's garage-punk festival levels Beerland to Ground Zero; David Letterman hosts a Late Show spectacular at Antone's; What Made Milwaukee Famous grapples with success on second LP

"...an affiliate of Live Nation that's responsible for the Glastonbury, Leeds, and Reading festivals...."

Dec. 7, 2007 Music Column by Austin Powell

Spotlight: The Subways

'England's Newest Hitmakers' try to love up to the hype

"...their lives. After being plucked from obscurity to play Glastonbury in 2004, Cooper, frontman Billy Lunn, and drummer Josh..."

March 17, 2006 Music Feature by Andy Langer

TCB

The ACL festival is here. Time to hunker down.

"...in size and import to epic European gatherings like Glastonbury. For musicians, the imprimatur of the venerable PBS program..."

Sept. 23, 2005 Music Column by Christopher Gray

Manic Street Preachers

"...Radio 1 session, plus a DVD featuring an electrifying Glastonbury set that will leave die-hard fans in tears and..."

May 27, 2005 Music Review by Marc Savlov

TCB

SXSW news

"...home, who are more accustomed to the likes of Glastonbury or Tea in the Park. "They think we're all..."

March 18, 2005 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

TCB

ACL 04: They're only feet, and "TCB" didn't need them anyway

"...soccer ball being batted around brought a touch of Glastonbury to the proceedings. Unfortunately, the Killers also overpowered Dayna..."

Sept. 24, 2004 Music Column by Christopher Gray

Underworld Everything, Everything (V2)

"...really thrusts you into the sonic melee captured at Glastonbury, Fuji Rock, Brussels, and some nameless Chicago clubzone. Look,..."

Nov. 10, 2000 Music Review by Marc Savlov